Mo lasses-measure



(No Model.) W. E. BAROUS.

MOLASSES MEASURE.

Patented Mar'. 2 7, 1883.

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of Viueland, in thecounty of Cumberland and FFICE.

, W L ARD E. BARoUs, OF VINELAND, NEW JERSEY.

MOLASSES-IMEASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,698, dated March 27, 1883,.

Application filed August-16,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD E. BARCUS,

State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molasses- Measures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object-of this invention is to provide a measure for molasses and other viscous substances which shall' have attached means whereby it may be rapidly and thoroughly cleansed.-

In dispensing molasses in grocery stores, by

- the measures as ordinarily constructed, there is .m uch time lostin clearing the measures of their entire contents, owing to the thick and sticky nature of the molasses. or sirup, and either the customer is forced to lose a large amount of time by waiting for the measure to be cleared, add even then loses some of the contents, or is obliged to leave behind him muchof the material for which he has paid. So important is this loss of time or material, or both, that the sale of molasses or sirups is seriously curtailed in the .winter season, when such material is more than ordinarily sluggish.

There is also a frequent necessity for removing ,Wherebythe measure and its nozzle mayreadily be cleared.

The invention also consists in various details and novel constructions and combinations of. the same, whereby the full advantages of myimproved measure are thoroughly attained.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of my improved measure as filled with molasses to its intended capacity. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the same,.showing a jointed rod, by which the plunger is drawn outward and the scraper is rotated, as folded up out of the way under the fixed bottom of the measure. Fig. 3 is a top view of the measure. Fig. 4 is a plan view, in part, of the follower, together i with the scraper and rod for operating the same; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a reducing discharge-nozzel.

' A indicates the body of the measure, which is made sufficiently deep. to provide for the arrangement within it of a follower or cleaner, B, and a spiral spring, G, below the follower. This spring should be of sufficient strength that, when released, it will not only force the follower up to the top of the can or measure, but also cause the follower to drive out the molasses or sirup through a nozzle, F, on the lid E when the measure is inverted for the purpose. Said follower B has a packing, b, of felt or other suitable material,to giveit a close fit andwiping action within the measure.

The top 0 of the can has an enlarged central opening, at, in it, which serves, when the lidE is opened, and thefollower B is drawn down to its extreme point, as shownin Fig. l, to allow of the measure being filled with molasses, or, rather, with a measured quantity thereof, in the space between said lowered follower and the top of the can. The same metal that is removed from the top of the can to make the hole (1 is soldered to the under side of the lid, andhas an aperture, e, made in it to form a communicationwith a delivery-nozzle, F, fast on the outside of the lid. By this construction of the lid E, which may be hinged atf, and be secured by a catch, g, the lid not only has a re-enforcing plate, h, on its inside, buta flush surface is provided on the interior of the top a for a scraper, which will be hereinafter described, to work over or against.

The bottom 1' of the can is a raised onethat is, it is of in verted-cu p shape--the reason for which will be presently explained.

Projecting up through the follower B, also through a hub or hollow stop, 70, from which braces l are projected to stiffen and steady the follower, and through the bottomt'of the can, is a jointed rod, G, fitted with ahandle, in, on its outer end, exterior to the bottom of the can, and wit-ban attached scraper, H H, on its iner end,within the measuringchamber or space of the can.

of which is arranged to sweep over the inner surface of the follower B and under side of the top 0 and re-enforcing plate h, when the follower B is forced outward by the spring 0, till arrested by a set-off, n, in the upper part of the cam, and the other wing, H, of which is arranged to sweep round the interior of the nozzle F from one side to the other of a fixed win g, I, projecting radially within and attached to the nozzle. This action of the scraper is effected by turning the jointed rod G by its handle m. The fixed wing I is hollow and open tothe atmosphere on the interior of the nozzle, throughout thelength of the latter, to provide for the escape of air from the vessel, through a hole in the top of which the molasses is poured from the measure when inverted for the purpose. One or more smaller funnels, F, Fig. 5, may severally be inserted in the lidfunnel F to-adapt the measure to receptacles having different-sized filling-holes.

The bottom '5 of the can is provided with one or more apertures, 0, either one of which may or may not be closed by a slide, 19, to provide for the escape of drip and ingress of air back of the follower. Furthermore, the rod-G is or may be fitted with a spring or other catch, J, to lock and hold the follower B against the pressure of its spring when the measure is drawn outward to receive the molasses.

A wing or bar, I, corresponding in position with the fixed wing I in the funnel, is arranged within the the can immediately beneath its top 0. Thiswing 1 extends nearly half-way across the can. When using the measure the follower or cleaner B is drawn outward to the position represented in Fig. 1, and locked by the spring-catch J shooting under the bottom 2'. The lid E is then thrown back or open, and the measure filled with molasses throughthe enlarged opening din its top, after which said lid is closed and secured, and the measure inverted and its nozzle F inserted within the neck or receiving-aperture of the vessel into which the molasses is to be delivered. The catch J is then pressed inward by the thumb, which allows of the spring 0 forcing the follower or cleaner B inward till arrested by the set-off n, to discharge the molasses from the measure into the vessel placed'to receive it.v

In this action of the follower the rod Gr, with its attached scraper H H, is carried along with the follower, after which said rod is turned by its handle m to rotate the scraper H H only as much short of a whole revolution as the thickness of the fixed wingI in the funnel. This clears the remaining molasses from the can between the follower and top 0 of the can and within the funnel F, and, in conjunc tion with the action of the follower when forced inward by its spring, causes the whole of the measured quantity of the molasses to be discharged, and leaves the measure clean for subsequent use.

The jointed construction of the rod G provides for its being folded up and secured by the catch 8 within the raised bottom t after the follower or cleaner B has been drawn outward to the position shown for it in Fig. 1. Said rod is represented as thus folded and securedin Fig. 2 of the drawings.

It may here be observed that the follower, while performing its functions of cleaning the can or measure, also expedites the discharge of the contents. It should be noticed that the bottom t is held to the body A by clasps, to provide for the removal of the body and inside devices when necessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure' by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a measure for molasses and other viscous substances, the, combination, with the body of the can or measure and its top, ofa follower or cleaner of like area with said body, a spring for forcing said follower. inward, a rod or means for drawing the follower outward against the pressure of the spring, anda scraper capable of being turned or rotated from the exterior of the measure, and arranged for operation within the upper part of the measure, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the body A, its top 0, and lid E, of the funnel F, having an attached radial wing, I, the fixed wing 1, within the body, the follower or cleaner B, and the rotary scraper having wings H H at right angles, or thereabout, to each other, substantially as described. p

3. The lid E, provided with afunnel, F, and fixed hollow wing I, arranged within the funnel and open to the exterior in the direction of the length of the funnel, substantially as described.

4. The jointed rod G, having an attached scraper H H, in combination with the follower or cleaner B and its spring 0, substantially as shown and described.

5. The body of the can having a raised or IIO hollow bottom, 2', ,in combination with the jointed rod G, having an attached scraper, H H, and the follower or cleaner B, with its spring 0, substantially as specified.

6. The combination of the catch J with the rod G, the bottom t of the can or measure, the follower B, the spring 0, and the scraper H H, essentially'as described.

' WILLARD E. BARCUS.

\Vitnesses:

' L. P. RICHARDSON, WILLARD BAROUS. 

